Vitamin D has many different kinds of it self. Like in the pictures below it shows two types of Vitamin D. The top one is Cholecalciferol which is
Vitamin D3 the one below that is Ergocalciferol which that is vitamin D2. There chemical formulas are C27-H30-O this goes with Vitamin D3 and the formula for Vitamin D2 is C28-H44-0.“Without sufficient levels of D3 in the blood, proper bone development and muscle contraction cannot take place. A Vitamin D3 deficiency will lead to serious medical conditions including malnutrition and metabolic bone disease. The latter may not show signs until a broken arm or leg occurs. Vitamin D3 functions more like a hormone than a vitamin because of the many cellular functions it affects. Many investigators already regard vitamin D as a hormone because of its sterol chemical structure & the fact that sunlight on your skin can use your body to make vitamin D.” Ergocalciferol is used in the treatment of refractory rickets (vitamin-D resistant rickets), familial hypophosphatemia, and hypoparathyroidism. Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) is used to promote healthy bones and teeth, to help boost the immune system and is sometimes used in the treatment of psoriasis. Vitamin D is also administered for the treatment of lupus, pleurisy and tuberculosis of the larynx, kidneys. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is the form most often added to milk and other foods, and the form most often found in nutrition supplements. Ergocalciferol has the highest activity from the group of Vitamin D. It regulates phosphorus-calcium metabolism and the processes of ossification. It also control the absorption of phosphorus and amino acids in renal tubules.
ALL ABOUT VITAMIN D2 AND D3
Vitamin D has many different kinds of it self. Like in the pictures below it shows two types of Vitamin D. The top one is Cholecalciferol which is
Vitamin D3 the one below that is Ergocalciferol which that is vitamin D2. There chemical formulas are C27-H30-O this goes with Vitamin D3 and the formula for Vitamin D2 is C28-H44-0.“Without sufficient levels of D3 in the blood, proper bone development and muscle contraction cannot take place. A Vitamin D3 deficiency will lead to serious medical conditions including malnutrition and metabolic bone disease. The latter may not show signs until a broken arm or leg occurs. Vitamin D3 functions more like a hormone than a vitamin because of the many cellular functions it affects. Many investigators already regard vitamin D as a hormone because of its sterol chemical structure & the fact that sunlight on your skin can use your body to make vitamin D.” Ergocalciferol is used in the treatment of refractory rickets (vitamin-D resistant rickets), familial hypophosphatemia, and hypoparathyroidism. Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) is used to promote healthy bones and teeth, to help boost the immune system and is sometimes used in the treatment of psoriasis. Vitamin D is also administered for the treatment of lupus, pleurisy and tuberculosis of the larynx, kidneys. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is the form most often added to milk and other foods, and the form most often found in nutrition supplements. Ergocalciferol has the highest activity from the group of Vitamin D. It regulates phosphorus-calcium metabolism and the processes of ossification. It also control the absorption of phosphorus and amino acids in renal tubules.
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